English
aerocolpos
Aerocolpos comes from Ancient Greek κόλπος ‘bosom, fold, womb’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόλποςkólpos‘bosom, fold, womb’
- Englishtodayaerocolpos
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόλποςkólpos‘bosom, fold, womb’
- Englishtodayaerocolpos
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- ‘to curve, arch’
overwhelm, culpable, culpa, 9 more
through Ancient Greek κόλπος ‘bosom, fold, womb’
Today it means
noun Vaginal gas; air or gas trapped in the vagina.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κόλπος / aerocolpos